Category: The Samantha Years
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Short story contest
Hi All: So I didn’t win this writing contest….wasn’t even a runne-up darn it! We had 24 hours to turn around a story. The theme of the story had to circle around a woman walking into a toy store, picking out an item and being told that item was not for sale….this is what I…
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Tropic Thunder and the Washington Post
Hi All! I will post about the week later today….all is well!!! But I have been struggling with the release of Tropic Thunder and how to ‘keep my sense of humor’. I think Timothy Shriver does a good job of relaying my thoughts. 🙂 Timothy Shriver, Chairman of Special Olympics, has an op-ed piece on“Tropic…
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19th Street Detour- post 6
The oncology nurse, Nurse John came down to get us. He was a big, burly man who handled Sarah with delicate hands. I chuckled to myself as he carefully lifted our tiny daughter. His biceps were decorated with tattoos. He looked like he should be watching the door at a biker bar instead of wearing…
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Happy Birthday Baby Girl!
Samantha is two years old today! YAY Sam! We said goodbye to the first year last night in the Emergency Room. Samantha had a series of seizures this week. Last night we realized it was a urinary tract infection causing her problems. Not wanting her to have a bad birthday, we loaded her into the…
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19th Street Detour- post 5!
A couple people have pointed out that I switched from Sarah to Samantha in the last post. Sorry about that! In the final version, Samantha’s name will be changed to Sarah…I just forget to change it when I’m writing! This is why I need a good editor 🙂 Hope you all are well! The Plus…
Samsmom: Life, Joy, Loss and Loving your Mitochondria 